❓ A parliamentary question regarding the axing of the Safer WA program and concerns about the new community safety council's impact on local councils, volunteers, and funding. The Premier defends the changes, emphasizing a partnership with local government and a more structured approach to crime prevention.
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I refer the Premier to the decision taken by Cabinet on 15 September 2003 to axe within two years the highly successful Safer WA program, which is largely run through volunteers at a minimal cost to taxpayers. (1) Why did the Premier refuse to answer questions put to him in the Legislative Council on the additional cost to local councils of the State Government’s new community safety and crime prevention council? (2) Why did the Premier refuse to answer questions put to him in the Legislative Council on the amount of funding that will be available through the Government’s new structure? (3) Why did the Premier refuse to answer questions put to him in the Legislative Council on the future role of the 2 000 volunteers currently involved in the Safer WA program? (4) Did the Premier refuse to answer these questions because he is attempting to hide the fact that the proposed changes will undermine the work of these volunteers, shift the cost of the program to local councils and reduce funding to community-based crime prevention? Dr G.I. GALLOP
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(1)-(4) I am very happy to answer questions on my Government’s approach to crime prevention because we are taking this issue seriously. The member for Kalgoorlie gave away his party’s position on this when he said that a system was in place relying on volunteers at minimal cost to taxpayers. That is the approach the Opposition adopted to this important question. Mr C.J. Barnett: Does the Government not like volunteers? They are the backbone of the community. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We do like volunteers, but a crime prevention strategy cannot be run on the basis of volunteers. The Government is serious about this matter and will enter into a new partnership with local government. Every jurisdiction that has become involved in crime prevention and has been successful has incorporated local government. I attended a seminar on this subject early this year, and the invited speakers, academics from the Australian Institute of Criminology, made it absolutely clear that local government needed to be involved. The Government will ensure a role for all those volunteers in local committees, which will meet under the framework set up by the State Government and local government. They will have more authority, the ability to develop plans for their areas, and access to money to do good things for their communities. I am very happy to answer questions on this subject. The member for Kalgoorlie is way behind the times on this issue. Local governments in Western Australia are very keen to join with the Government, because they want good crime prevention strategies in their areas. To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
(1) Why did the Premier refuse to answer questions put to him in the Legislative Council on the additional cost to local councils of the State Government’s new community safety and crime prevention council? (2) Why did the Premier refuse to answer questions put to him in the Legislative Council on the amount of funding that will be available through the Government’s new structure? (3) Why did the Premier refuse to answer questions put to him in the Legislative Council on the future role of the 2 000 volunteers currently involved in the Safer WA program? (4) Did the Premier refuse to answer these questions because he is attempting to hide the fact that the proposed changes will undermine the work of these volunteers, shift the cost of the program to local councils and reduce funding to community-based crime prevention? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(4) I am very happy to answer questions on my Government’s approach to crime prevention because we are taking this issue seriously. The member for Kalgoorlie gave away his party’s position on this when he said that a system was in place relying on volunteers at minimal cost to taxpayers. That is the approach the Opposition adopted to this important question. Mr C.J. Barnett: Does the Government not like volunteers? They are the backbone of the community. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We do like volunteers, but a crime prevention strategy cannot be run on the basis of volunteers. The Government is serious about this matter and will enter into a new partnership with local government. Every jurisdiction that has become involved in crime prevention and has been successful has incorporated local government. I attended a seminar on this subject early this year, and the invited speakers, academics from the Australian Institute of Criminology, made it absolutely clear that local government needed to be involved. The Government will ensure a role for all those volunteers in local committees, which will meet under the framework set up by the State Government and local government. They will have more authority, the ability to develop plans for their areas, and access to money to do good things for their communities. I am very happy to answer questions on this subject. The member for Kalgoorlie is way behind the times on this issue. Local governments in Western Australia are very keen to join with the Government, because they want good crime prevention strategies in their areas. To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
(2) Why did the Premier refuse to answer questions put to him in the Legislative Council on the amount of funding that will be available through the Government’s new structure? (3) Why did the Premier refuse to answer questions put to him in the Legislative Council on the future role of the 2 000 volunteers currently involved in the Safer WA program? (4) Did the Premier refuse to answer these questions because he is attempting to hide the fact that the proposed changes will undermine the work of these volunteers, shift the cost of the program to local councils and reduce funding to community-based crime prevention? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(4) I am very happy to answer questions on my Government’s approach to crime prevention because we are taking this issue seriously. The member for Kalgoorlie gave away his party’s position on this when he said that a system was in place relying on volunteers at minimal cost to taxpayers. That is the approach the Opposition adopted to this important question. Mr C.J. Barnett: Does the Government not like volunteers? They are the backbone of the community. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We do like volunteers, but a crime prevention strategy cannot be run on the basis of volunteers. The Government is serious about this matter and will enter into a new partnership with local government. Every jurisdiction that has become involved in crime prevention and has been successful has incorporated local government. I attended a seminar on this subject early this year, and the invited speakers, academics from the Australian Institute of Criminology, made it absolutely clear that local government needed to be involved. The Government will ensure a role for all those volunteers in local committees, which will meet under the framework set up by the State Government and local government. They will have more authority, the ability to develop plans for their areas, and access to money to do good things for their communities. I am very happy to answer questions on this subject. The member for Kalgoorlie is way behind the times on this issue. Local governments in Western Australia are very keen to join with the Government, because they want good crime prevention strategies in their areas. To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
(3) Why did the Premier refuse to answer questions put to him in the Legislative Council on the future role of the 2 000 volunteers currently involved in the Safer WA program? (4) Did the Premier refuse to answer these questions because he is attempting to hide the fact that the proposed changes will undermine the work of these volunteers, shift the cost of the program to local councils and reduce funding to community-based crime prevention? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(4) I am very happy to answer questions on my Government’s approach to crime prevention because we are taking this issue seriously. The member for Kalgoorlie gave away his party’s position on this when he said that a system was in place relying on volunteers at minimal cost to taxpayers. That is the approach the Opposition adopted to this important question. Mr C.J. Barnett: Does the Government not like volunteers? They are the backbone of the community. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We do like volunteers, but a crime prevention strategy cannot be run on the basis of volunteers. The Government is serious about this matter and will enter into a new partnership with local government. Every jurisdiction that has become involved in crime prevention and has been successful has incorporated local government. I attended a seminar on this subject early this year, and the invited speakers, academics from the Australian Institute of Criminology, made it absolutely clear that local government needed to be involved. The Government will ensure a role for all those volunteers in local committees, which will meet under the framework set up by the State Government and local government. They will have more authority, the ability to develop plans for their areas, and access to money to do good things for their communities. I am very happy to answer questions on this subject. The member for Kalgoorlie is way behind the times on this issue. Local governments in Western Australia are very keen to join with the Government, because they want good crime prevention strategies in their areas. To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
(4) Did the Premier refuse to answer these questions because he is attempting to hide the fact that the proposed changes will undermine the work of these volunteers, shift the cost of the program to local councils and reduce funding to community-based crime prevention? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(4) I am very happy to answer questions on my Government’s approach to crime prevention because we are taking this issue seriously. The member for Kalgoorlie gave away his party’s position on this when he said that a system was in place relying on volunteers at minimal cost to taxpayers. That is the approach the Opposition adopted to this important question. Mr C.J. Barnett: Does the Government not like volunteers? They are the backbone of the community. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We do like volunteers, but a crime prevention strategy cannot be run on the basis of volunteers. The Government is serious about this matter and will enter into a new partnership with local government. Every jurisdiction that has become involved in crime prevention and has been successful has incorporated local government. I attended a seminar on this subject early this year, and the invited speakers, academics from the Australian Institute of Criminology, made it absolutely clear that local government needed to be involved. The Government will ensure a role for all those volunteers in local committees, which will meet under the framework set up by the State Government and local government. They will have more authority, the ability to develop plans for their areas, and access to money to do good things for their communities. I am very happy to answer questions on this subject. The member for Kalgoorlie is way behind the times on this issue. Local governments in Western Australia are very keen to join with the Government, because they want good crime prevention strategies in their areas. To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(4) I am very happy to answer questions on my Government’s approach to crime prevention because we are taking this issue seriously. The member for Kalgoorlie gave away his party’s position on this when he said that a system was in place relying on volunteers at minimal cost to taxpayers. That is the approach the Opposition adopted to this important question. Mr C.J. Barnett: Does the Government not like volunteers? They are the backbone of the community. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We do like volunteers, but a crime prevention strategy cannot be run on the basis of volunteers. The Government is serious about this matter and will enter into a new partnership with local government. Every jurisdiction that has become involved in crime prevention and has been successful has incorporated local government. I attended a seminar on this subject early this year, and the invited speakers, academics from the Australian Institute of Criminology, made it absolutely clear that local government needed to be involved. The Government will ensure a role for all those volunteers in local committees, which will meet under the framework set up by the State Government and local government. They will have more authority, the ability to develop plans for their areas, and access to money to do good things for their communities. I am very happy to answer questions on this subject. The member for Kalgoorlie is way behind the times on this issue. Local governments in Western Australia are very keen to join with the Government, because they want good crime prevention strategies in their areas. To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
(1)-(4) I am very happy to answer questions on my Government’s approach to crime prevention because we are taking this issue seriously. The member for Kalgoorlie gave away his party’s position on this when he said that a system was in place relying on volunteers at minimal cost to taxpayers. That is the approach the Opposition adopted to this important question. Mr C.J. Barnett: Does the Government not like volunteers? They are the backbone of the community. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We do like volunteers, but a crime prevention strategy cannot be run on the basis of volunteers. The Government is serious about this matter and will enter into a new partnership with local government. Every jurisdiction that has become involved in crime prevention and has been successful has incorporated local government. I attended a seminar on this subject early this year, and the invited speakers, academics from the Australian Institute of Criminology, made it absolutely clear that local government needed to be involved. The Government will ensure a role for all those volunteers in local committees, which will meet under the framework set up by the State Government and local government. They will have more authority, the ability to develop plans for their areas, and access to money to do good things for their communities. I am very happy to answer questions on this subject. The member for Kalgoorlie is way behind the times on this issue. Local governments in Western Australia are very keen to join with the Government, because they want good crime prevention strategies in their areas. To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Does the Government not like volunteers? They are the backbone of the community. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We do like volunteers, but a crime prevention strategy cannot be run on the basis of volunteers. The Government is serious about this matter and will enter into a new partnership with local government. Every jurisdiction that has become involved in crime prevention and has been successful has incorporated local government. I attended a seminar on this subject early this year, and the invited speakers, academics from the Australian Institute of Criminology, made it absolutely clear that local government needed to be involved. The Government will ensure a role for all those volunteers in local committees, which will meet under the framework set up by the State Government and local government. They will have more authority, the ability to develop plans for their areas, and access to money to do good things for their communities. I am very happy to answer questions on this subject. The member for Kalgoorlie is way behind the times on this issue. Local governments in Western Australia are very keen to join with the Government, because they want good crime prevention strategies in their areas. To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: We do like volunteers, but a crime prevention strategy cannot be run on the basis of volunteers. The Government is serious about this matter and will enter into a new partnership with local government. Every jurisdiction that has become involved in crime prevention and has been successful has incorporated local government. I attended a seminar on this subject early this year, and the invited speakers, academics from the Australian Institute of Criminology, made it absolutely clear that local government needed to be involved. The Government will ensure a role for all those volunteers in local committees, which will meet under the framework set up by the State Government and local government. They will have more authority, the ability to develop plans for their areas, and access to money to do good things for their communities. I am very happy to answer questions on this subject. The member for Kalgoorlie is way behind the times on this issue. Local governments in Western Australia are very keen to join with the Government, because they want good crime prevention strategies in their areas. To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
(1) Why did the Premier refuse to answer questions put to him in the Legislative Council on the additional cost to local councils of the State Government’s new community safety and crime prevention council? (2) Why did the Premier refuse to answer questions put to him in the Legislative Council on the amount of funding that will be available through the Government’s new structure? (3) Why did the Premier refuse to answer questions put to him in the Legislative Council on the future role of the 2 000 volunteers currently involved in the Safer WA program? (4) Did the Premier refuse to answer these questions because he is attempting to hide the fact that the proposed changes will undermine the work of these volunteers, shift the cost of the program to local councils and reduce funding to community-based crime prevention? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(4) I am very happy to answer questions on my Government’s approach to crime prevention because we are taking this issue seriously. The member for Kalgoorlie gave away his party’s position on this when he said that a system was in place relying on volunteers at minimal cost to taxpayers. That is the approach the Opposition adopted to this important question. Mr C.J. Barnett: Does the Government not like volunteers? They are the backbone of the community. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We do like volunteers, but a crime prevention strategy cannot be run on the basis of volunteers. The Government is serious about this matter and will enter into a new partnership with local government. Every jurisdiction that has become involved in crime prevention and has been successful has incorporated local government. I attended a seminar on this subject early this year, and the invited speakers, academics from the Australian Institute of Criminology, made it absolutely clear that local government needed to be involved. The Government will ensure a role for all those volunteers in local committees, which will meet under the framework set up by the State Government and local government. They will have more authority, the ability to develop plans for their areas, and access to money to do good things for their communities. I am very happy to answer questions on this subject. The member for Kalgoorlie is way behind the times on this issue. Local governments in Western Australia are very keen to join with the Government, because they want good crime prevention strategies in their areas. To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
(2) Why did the Premier refuse to answer questions put to him in the Legislative Council on the amount of funding that will be available through the Government’s new structure? (3) Why did the Premier refuse to answer questions put to him in the Legislative Council on the future role of the 2 000 volunteers currently involved in the Safer WA program? (4) Did the Premier refuse to answer these questions because he is attempting to hide the fact that the proposed changes will undermine the work of these volunteers, shift the cost of the program to local councils and reduce funding to community-based crime prevention? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(4) I am very happy to answer questions on my Government’s approach to crime prevention because we are taking this issue seriously. The member for Kalgoorlie gave away his party’s position on this when he said that a system was in place relying on volunteers at minimal cost to taxpayers. That is the approach the Opposition adopted to this important question. Mr C.J. Barnett: Does the Government not like volunteers? They are the backbone of the community. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We do like volunteers, but a crime prevention strategy cannot be run on the basis of volunteers. The Government is serious about this matter and will enter into a new partnership with local government. Every jurisdiction that has become involved in crime prevention and has been successful has incorporated local government. I attended a seminar on this subject early this year, and the invited speakers, academics from the Australian Institute of Criminology, made it absolutely clear that local government needed to be involved. The Government will ensure a role for all those volunteers in local committees, which will meet under the framework set up by the State Government and local government. They will have more authority, the ability to develop plans for their areas, and access to money to do good things for their communities. I am very happy to answer questions on this subject. The member for Kalgoorlie is way behind the times on this issue. Local governments in Western Australia are very keen to join with the Government, because they want good crime prevention strategies in their areas. To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
(3) Why did the Premier refuse to answer questions put to him in the Legislative Council on the future role of the 2 000 volunteers currently involved in the Safer WA program? (4) Did the Premier refuse to answer these questions because he is attempting to hide the fact that the proposed changes will undermine the work of these volunteers, shift the cost of the program to local councils and reduce funding to community-based crime prevention? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(4) I am very happy to answer questions on my Government’s approach to crime prevention because we are taking this issue seriously. The member for Kalgoorlie gave away his party’s position on this when he said that a system was in place relying on volunteers at minimal cost to taxpayers. That is the approach the Opposition adopted to this important question. Mr C.J. Barnett: Does the Government not like volunteers? They are the backbone of the community. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We do like volunteers, but a crime prevention strategy cannot be run on the basis of volunteers. The Government is serious about this matter and will enter into a new partnership with local government. Every jurisdiction that has become involved in crime prevention and has been successful has incorporated local government. I attended a seminar on this subject early this year, and the invited speakers, academics from the Australian Institute of Criminology, made it absolutely clear that local government needed to be involved. The Government will ensure a role for all those volunteers in local committees, which will meet under the framework set up by the State Government and local government. They will have more authority, the ability to develop plans for their areas, and access to money to do good things for their communities. I am very happy to answer questions on this subject. The member for Kalgoorlie is way behind the times on this issue. Local governments in Western Australia are very keen to join with the Government, because they want good crime prevention strategies in their areas. To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
(4) Did the Premier refuse to answer these questions because he is attempting to hide the fact that the proposed changes will undermine the work of these volunteers, shift the cost of the program to local councils and reduce funding to community-based crime prevention? Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(4) I am very happy to answer questions on my Government’s approach to crime prevention because we are taking this issue seriously. The member for Kalgoorlie gave away his party’s position on this when he said that a system was in place relying on volunteers at minimal cost to taxpayers. That is the approach the Opposition adopted to this important question. Mr C.J. Barnett: Does the Government not like volunteers? They are the backbone of the community. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We do like volunteers, but a crime prevention strategy cannot be run on the basis of volunteers. The Government is serious about this matter and will enter into a new partnership with local government. Every jurisdiction that has become involved in crime prevention and has been successful has incorporated local government. I attended a seminar on this subject early this year, and the invited speakers, academics from the Australian Institute of Criminology, made it absolutely clear that local government needed to be involved. The Government will ensure a role for all those volunteers in local committees, which will meet under the framework set up by the State Government and local government. They will have more authority, the ability to develop plans for their areas, and access to money to do good things for their communities. I am very happy to answer questions on this subject. The member for Kalgoorlie is way behind the times on this issue. Local governments in Western Australia are very keen to join with the Government, because they want good crime prevention strategies in their areas. To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
Dr G.I. GALLOP replied: (1)-(4) I am very happy to answer questions on my Government’s approach to crime prevention because we are taking this issue seriously. The member for Kalgoorlie gave away his party’s position on this when he said that a system was in place relying on volunteers at minimal cost to taxpayers. That is the approach the Opposition adopted to this important question. Mr C.J. Barnett: Does the Government not like volunteers? They are the backbone of the community. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We do like volunteers, but a crime prevention strategy cannot be run on the basis of volunteers. The Government is serious about this matter and will enter into a new partnership with local government. Every jurisdiction that has become involved in crime prevention and has been successful has incorporated local government. I attended a seminar on this subject early this year, and the invited speakers, academics from the Australian Institute of Criminology, made it absolutely clear that local government needed to be involved. The Government will ensure a role for all those volunteers in local committees, which will meet under the framework set up by the State Government and local government. They will have more authority, the ability to develop plans for their areas, and access to money to do good things for their communities. I am very happy to answer questions on this subject. The member for Kalgoorlie is way behind the times on this issue. Local governments in Western Australia are very keen to join with the Government, because they want good crime prevention strategies in their areas. To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
(1)-(4) I am very happy to answer questions on my Government’s approach to crime prevention because we are taking this issue seriously. The member for Kalgoorlie gave away his party’s position on this when he said that a system was in place relying on volunteers at minimal cost to taxpayers. That is the approach the Opposition adopted to this important question. Mr C.J. Barnett: Does the Government not like volunteers? They are the backbone of the community. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We do like volunteers, but a crime prevention strategy cannot be run on the basis of volunteers. The Government is serious about this matter and will enter into a new partnership with local government. Every jurisdiction that has become involved in crime prevention and has been successful has incorporated local government. I attended a seminar on this subject early this year, and the invited speakers, academics from the Australian Institute of Criminology, made it absolutely clear that local government needed to be involved. The Government will ensure a role for all those volunteers in local committees, which will meet under the framework set up by the State Government and local government. They will have more authority, the ability to develop plans for their areas, and access to money to do good things for their communities. I am very happy to answer questions on this subject. The member for Kalgoorlie is way behind the times on this issue. Local governments in Western Australia are very keen to join with the Government, because they want good crime prevention strategies in their areas. To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
Mr C.J. Barnett: Does the Government not like volunteers? They are the backbone of the community. Dr G.I. GALLOP: We do like volunteers, but a crime prevention strategy cannot be run on the basis of volunteers. The Government is serious about this matter and will enter into a new partnership with local government. Every jurisdiction that has become involved in crime prevention and has been successful has incorporated local government. I attended a seminar on this subject early this year, and the invited speakers, academics from the Australian Institute of Criminology, made it absolutely clear that local government needed to be involved. The Government will ensure a role for all those volunteers in local committees, which will meet under the framework set up by the State Government and local government. They will have more authority, the ability to develop plans for their areas, and access to money to do good things for their communities. I am very happy to answer questions on this subject. The member for Kalgoorlie is way behind the times on this issue. Local governments in Western Australia are very keen to join with the Government, because they want good crime prevention strategies in their areas. To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
Dr G.I. GALLOP: We do like volunteers, but a crime prevention strategy cannot be run on the basis of volunteers. The Government is serious about this matter and will enter into a new partnership with local government. Every jurisdiction that has become involved in crime prevention and has been successful has incorporated local government. I attended a seminar on this subject early this year, and the invited speakers, academics from the Australian Institute of Criminology, made it absolutely clear that local government needed to be involved. The Government will ensure a role for all those volunteers in local committees, which will meet under the framework set up by the State Government and local government. They will have more authority, the ability to develop plans for their areas, and access to money to do good things for their communities. I am very happy to answer questions on this subject. The member for Kalgoorlie is way behind the times on this issue. Local governments in Western Australia are very keen to join with the Government, because they want good crime prevention strategies in their areas. To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
To summarise: local committees will work at the local level under the umbrella of their local government and the State Government. They will have access to funds for good programs that they will develop as part of the strategic plans for their communities. A crime prevention council, involving representatives of local government, various agencies of the State Government and the community, will oversee the process. This is another example of the Labor approach to public administration versus the Liberal approach. The Liberal approach is half-baked, and saves money by not doing things properly. The Government takes volunteers seriously by putting them into a proper framework so that they can make a real contribution to the reduction of crime in our community.
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